The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Woodstock, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0413 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,220,820) as filed with the CRA.
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada is a charitable organization based in Woodstock, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $979K in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 7% from government, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $25K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $17K in 2024, the largest being $11K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Corps ministry - to preach promote and advance the spiritual teaching of the salvation army by practicing the religious observations tenets and doctrines associated with that faith. Family services - operate and maintain a food bank to provide assistance to needy individuals and families. Relief of poverty - provide food and other basic supplies to persons of low income by establishing operating and maintaining shelters for the homeless and by providing counselling and other similar programs to relieve proverty. Waste reduction & recycling - promote re-use recycling and recovery of unwante…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $979K | $1.2M | $1.1M | $3,003 | $17K | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $3,520 | $21K | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $2,716 | $20K | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $7,538 | $19K | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1,195 | $19K | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $17K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $25K from 10 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$8,000
- The Ella and Arthur Hosack Foundation$6,170
- The Cowan Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,832
- Harbourfront Gives Foundation$2,250
- United Way of Oxford$549
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$319
- Beachville Baptist Church$250
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$631K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Graves (chair); John Chamness (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operating officer); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Kristen Gray (corps officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0413), or read how we compute the receipt.